RedLynx reveals 1000 Heroz for iOS

By Fred Dutton Published 31 March, 2011

Ambitious platformer from Trials HD dev.

Trials HD developer RedLynx has unveiled its next effort – an ambitious iOS effort called 1000 Heroz.

It's a physics-based platformer with a twist – every 24 hours for 1000 days a new hero is introduced, along with a new level to navigate and new relic to discover. Old levels and characters will remain playable after they've been introduced.

There will be daily time-based challenges too, with each stage boasting its own leaderboard. RedLynx also promises you'll be able to create a Custom League to challenge your friends.

"We've designed 1000 Heroz to last for a thousand days, so whether you play every day or play only occasionally, there's always something new for you," explained RedLynx creative director Antti Ilvessuo. "It's a new idea, where you can get your daily dose of Heroz right from the start."

"1000 Heroz has some of the physics-based timing of Trials with the jumping of a Mario-type game. Your character really runs with their feet. It's a blast to play every day."

1000 Heroz dashes onto the App Store some time in April priced at 59p for the iPhone version or £1.19 for the iPad.

RedLynx has one other project on the go too - WiiWare racer MotoHeroz. Take a look at Tom Bramwell's recent hands-on preview for more on that.

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Comments (6) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • Notorious_LRO #1 1 year ago

    Sounds lovely. Being an addict of Trials I guess this will go on my iPhone. It better not be an early april fools thing.

  • mowgli #2 1 year ago

    Hmm, game studios closing all over the place while devs flock to iOS. Shame retards still regard it as an irrelevant platform. But thank god no one gives a shit what they say and devs keep producing quality content!

  • citizenHUNTER #3 1 year ago

    Don't say this often but first day purchase for me, the least these guys deserve for Trials HD. Looks like it could be good and I don't expect they'd release something if it wasn't pretty special. For a quid or two it's a no brainer :)

  • PixelPirate #4 1 year ago

    sounds like a clever idea, perfectly suited to the medium its on.

  • sanctusmortis #5 1 year ago

    This is why Nintendo hate the app store - because on a DSi or 3DS, that'd be at least 10 times the price, and wouldn't unlock daily. I'm glad more devs are taking advantage of the uniqueness of the platform, and hope they can start to port more of them to Android too...

  • Eraysor #6 1 year ago

    Get rid of that damn"z" and I'll buy it!